Stupid oil change question

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Today I changed my oil. I filled it up to the full line, started the bike and let it run for about 20 to 30 seconds, then let it sit for 5ish minutes. There was no oil in the sight glass which I didn't think such a big deal till I had to add over half a quart to get it to the full mark. Does that sound right? Seems weird Suzuki would let the bike run so low on oil during an oil change...

Guess I have never done an oil change that way. I have 3 different bikes. I know what each one takes to fill it. I just pour that much in and call it good. I check them often. But always fill them the same way.

Can’t be done. At best you’ll be able to fill the filter about a third way and then you’ll still spill some. My headers are covered when I R&R the filter so they stay dry when removing the old one. Takes just seconds for the oil pump to fill the filter.

I have considered it.
Yeah, you know, after the earthquakes here in Canterbury NZ, a lot of bike owners actually used tie downs and suspended their bikes from the rafters of the garage and lashed them to the wall.
I personally know a lot of bikers that had their bikes fall over in the quakes, and more than once too! Then they got wise and secured their bikes better whilst parked up or stored long term.
My bikes never fell over in any of the quakes and were parked on the sidestand too! Amazing luck.
There was a Suzuki Dealership in Christchurch and every bike in the show room was on it's side after the 7.2 magnitude quake on Feb 22nd 2011.
It was a surreal sight to behold I can tell you! And the owner left it like that for a month or so, because the whole city block was cordoned off for months and had army checkpoints for entry by Civil Defence.
It was a bad period for us Kiwis and horrible to go through believe me.